Cooper said such transfers are commonly made, and Florida accepted Richard Heene for probation early last month. He said the probation for Mayumi Heene likely would not need to be transferred because she is on unsupervised probation.

He said the couple have been making payments toward their court-ordered restitution. The family arrived in Bradenton, Fla. yesterday, Cooper said.

The Heenes became infamous after claiming Oct. 15 that a homemade, UFO-shaped balloon had floated away with their young son, Falcon, then 6, aboard. The boy was, instead, found safe in the family garage several hours later.

Heene pleaded guilty to falsely influencing authorities and his wife, Mayumi, pleaded guilty to filing a false report. Richard Heene served 90 days in jail and was placed on home detention. Mayumi Heene spent 10 weekends working at nonprofits.

Heene's mother lives in Florida, said the family's former landlord, who spent the last two days clearing out a garage left cluttered with construction equipment, scrap wood and other detritus.

Richard Heene spent several weeks rebuilding an old horse trailer, said neighbor Frank Freehill. Freehill said he moved into the south-central Fort Collins neighborhood a couple of weeks ago and didn't realize who Richard Heene was.

"I never made the connection," said Freehill. He said Heene kept neighbors up at night building the trailer.

Today, former Heene landlord Mike Bechtold permitted a Coloradoan reporter to view the now-empty home's interior, which was generally clean but reflected three years of occupancy by the couple and their three boys: slightly stained carpets, a few dents in the walls, a broken thermostat.

Bechtold said the Heene's signed a new year-long lease in August, and then sent him a letter shortly after declaring they planned to move out.

He said he spent several days clearing out the garage this week. This morning, a pile of painting equipment and scrap lumber laid on the driveway, next to a "free" sign.

"It was basically stuff they couldn't fit in the trailer," Bechtold said.

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